London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1900
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1900
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T able XII.
| Week ending | Refusals. | No Answers. | Week ending | Refusals. | No Answers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January tith | 8,613 | 1,698 | July 14th | 7,876 | 1,712 |
| 13th | 9,843 | 1.514 | ,, 21st | 9,289 | 1,518 |
| 20th | 9,716 | 1,723 | 28th | 8,926 | 1,627 |
| 27th | 8,695 | 1,817 | August 4th | 9.715 | 1,701 |
| February 3rd | 9,583 | 1,678 | „ 11th | 9,846 | 1,641 |
| 10th | 10,614 | 1,826 | ,, 18th | 8,873 | 1,619 |
| 17th | 9,871 | 1,564 | 25th | 9,765 | 1,722 |
| „ 24th | 9,618 | 1,672 | Sept. 1st .. | 9,847 | 1,569 |
| March 3rd | 8,743 | 1.921 | 8th | 9,581 | 1,493 |
| „ 10th | 8,471 | 1,811 | 15th | 8,963 | 1,682 |
| „ 17th | 9,357 | 1,649 | „ 22nd | 9.372 | 1,608 |
| 24th | 8,519 | 1,763 | 29th | 9,586 | 1,735 |
| 31st | 9,687 | 1,946 | October 6th | 9,768 | 1,487 |
| April 7th | 9,318 | 1,712 | 13th | 9,413 | 1.572 |
| 14th | 8.914 | 1,628 | 20th | 8,972 | 1,590 |
| „ 21st | 9,187 | 1,473 | „ 27th | 9,814 | 1,614 |
| 28th | 8,359 | 1,693 | Nov. 3rd | 9,911 | 1,534 |
| May 5th | 9.872 | 1,765 | 10th | 8,976 | 1,612 |
| 12th | 8,410 | 1,514 | 17th | 8,215 | 1,517 |
| „ 19th | 8,653 | 1,569 | 24th | 8,761 | 1,619 |
| 26th | 8,115 | 1,618 | Dec. 1st | 7,814 | 1,472 |
| June 2nd | 8,642 | 1,376 | „ 8th | 9,843 | 1,537 |
| „ 9th | 9,213 | 1,218 | 15th | 8,762 | 1,125 |
| 16th | 3,428 | 1,615 | ,, 22nd | 9,181 | 1,364 |
| 23rd | 8,735 | 1,427 | 29th | 9,374 | 1,731 |
| „ 30th | 9,681 | 1,563 | ____ | ||
| July 7th | 9,430 | 1,647 | Total | 560,242 | 83,601 |
THE REMOVAL OF HOUSE REFUSE FROM TENEMENT
DWELLINGS OR FLATS.
During the last few years a gradual change has been creeping
over the social life of Londoners. The "home" occupied by one
family has given place to the "flat," a unit of a group of families as
closely lodged together as the ingenuity of architect and builder can
bring them. The closer aggregation of these families demands therefore
more vigilance in keeping their surroundings free from harmful
influences ; but the structural arrangement of the block has introduced
certain difficulties in safe-guarding their health.